1945 ⟶ Last Fighting for US Troops in Europe
This date marks the last fighting for American troops in Eur...
Year
1939
1945
🇨🇦 First Canadian Troops Arrive in Europe
The first Canadian troops arrive in Europe.⟶
CanadaMilitary DeploymentWestern FrontEuropeAllied ForcesWar Effort
🇺🇸 Last Fighting for US Troops in Europe
This date marks the last fighting for American troops in Europe. ⟶
USEuropeEnd of WarMilitary OperationsEuropean TheaterWorld War IIWestern FrontMilitary History
👮 Göring Surrenders; Last Shots Fired in Europe
Hermann Göring, for a while in the hands of the SS, surrenders to the Americans. Elements of Task Force Smythe, U.S. 80th ID in Austria, fire last American shots of the war in Europe when 80th Recon Platoon is strafed by two German planes and returns fire, causing one plane to leave trailing smoke.⟶
GermanyHermann GöringSurrenderAustriaEnd of WarMilitary OperationsEuropean TheaterWorld War II
🎉 Victory in Europe Day Declared
Victory in Europe Day: The ceasefire takes effect at one minute past midnight.⟶
EuropeVictoryEnd of WarCeasefireWorld War IIEuropean TheaterCelebrationsMilitary HistoryPeace
🇸🇰 Slovak Republic Capitulates in Austria
The remaining members of President Jozef Tiso's pro-German Slovak Republic capitulates to the American General Walton Walker's XX Corps in Kremsmünster, Austria.⟶
SlovakiaSurrenderAustriaEnd of WarMilitary OperationsEuropean TheaterWorld War IIEastern Front
🇳🇱 Schiermonnikoog Freed by Allies
Schiermonnikoog, a Dutch island, is the last part of Europe freed by Allied troops.⟶
NetherlandsLiberationEuropean TheaterWorld War IIAllied VictoryFinal BattlesDutch IslandEnd of War